Lindley Middle School
School Council Meeting Notes
November 4, 2015 – 8:10 am – Call to Order
Attendees – Lisa Moore Williams, Sabrina Richardson, Glyn Manor, Terri Dupree, Njeri Fulwood, Dana Roberts, Rosa Rivas, Sheikita Forehand, LeResa James
Absent – Angela Hood
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Agenda – All members approved agenda as printed
School Council Training Video was viewed
Election of Council Officers – Chairperson – LeResa James; Vice Chairperson – Glyn Manor; Secretary – Sheikita Forehand
Principal’s Report – Principal Moore Williams discussed in detail the purpose of the Council and shared that this is not the platform for parent meetings or discussion about specific children but all children and how the council’s role is to serve the entire school body. She distributed the current SSP and discussed the upcoming Milestones Test Results and gave parents helpful tools for interpreting the data. Information about our current academic programs, Title I, Technology and Arts Integration Teams, and other innovative practices was shared with the Council. We learned that Mrs. Dana Roberts presented at a Conference in Athens last week and learned about how our students are using technology and fine arts to showcase their learning. Principal Moore Williams asked us to review the SSP and bring any recommendations to the next meeting. School demographics and discipline were also discussed. Data shows that our ISS attendance is down by 50% this year. We are excited about that. We have more issues with attendance this year since our students now have to fall under 6 days as opposed to last year’s under 10 day requirement to meet for contribution to school test score data. Our Coffee and Conversation with the Principal had at least 20 parents to attend on yesterday. Sabrina Richardson added more information about the Milestone instrument by sharing some data from the State; cut off ranges are different for each grade level (staggered) and further encouraged parents not to compare this instrument to the CRCT. PTSA was highlighted for their outstanding support of the school. After sharing all of that, we begin to start thinking about possible projects for the Council to pursue; Attendance, Parental Engagement, Discipline.
Future Meeting Dates: December 2, 2015, February 3, 2016, March 2, 2016 and May 4, 2016 – All meetings will take place at 8:00 in the Parent Resource Center
Motion was carried to approve the meeting dates and a second was called with a unanimous vote.
New Business – Contact Information for all members was shared
LeResa James - – 404-375-1307
Glyn Manor – – 404-401-4034
Sheikita Forehand – – 404-951-0358
Rosa Rivas – – 404-518-4156
Njeri Fulwood – – 770-819-2496
Lisa Moore Williams – – 770-819-2496
Sabrina Richardson – - 770-819-2496
Dana Roberts – – 770-819-2496
Terri Dupree – – 770-819-2496
Angela Hood - - 404-216-7325
Mr. Manor asked a question to the staff – What are the 3 major problems that we are facing at LMS?
Attendance
Parental Engagement
Behavior
Here is the link to the training video:
Adjournment
With not further business to come before the school council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:30 am.’ Motioned by Manor and Second by James and unanimous vote.
The next meeting of the Lindley Middle School Council will be held on 12/2/15 at 8:00 am in the Parent Resource Center.